This completed the process of passage of the Union Budget by the Lower House. The batch involved cash outgo of Rs 85,315 crore, mainly on compensating states for loss of revenue from the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The guillotine was applied for approval of all the outstanding demands for grants of various Ministries. Opposition MPs strongly protested against this dictatorial move.

Since this is a finance bill, it is not necessary to be passed in the Rajya Sabha but technically it will be sent to the Rajya Sabha. They are just not interested in running Parliament or upholding institutions. "Despite proposing amendments, it is unfortunate that the Speaker did not allow voting", said party MP Jayadev Galla.

Other party MPs present with Scindia said the scope of the admitted discussion is so wide that it may even spill into the role of the finance ministers during Jawaharlal Nehru era by putting the vague phrase of irregularities "over the years" instead of the recent banking frauds. "Such an arbitrary action hasn't happened in the history of Indian Parliament", Salim said.

Kumar said the government has been making efforts to run the House for the past one-and-a-half week and is ready to discuss any issue, but since the proceedings have remained disrupted, the key money bills should be taken up at 12 noon. No substantial business has been transacted in the past 8 days.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely moved the Finance Bill 2018 and the Appropriation Bill to go with it. It also provided for methodology for valuation of capital gains. However, to avail this incentive, the start-ups were required to comply with condition which stipulated that the turnover can not exceed ₹25 crore in 7 years from the date of incorporation.

On the changes to the meaning of "Significant Economic Presence", said Rakesh Nangia, Managing Partner, Nangia & Co LLP, this clearly implies that the government wants to ensure that no stone remains unturned when they are closing in on taxing the digital presence of foreign companies. The linking of turnover limit directly to year of claim was welcome, Mr. Saiya noted.

Brett Anderson's investigation of sexual harassment at the Besh Restaurant Group is a finalist for investigative journalism. New to the list are former "Top Chef" Tiffani Faison for her new Fenway restaurant Tiger Mama, and Tony Messina for Uni.

Though there's still a good chance Smart will re-sign, he will first have to test the market. "It's like a sprain right now". Team officials said Irving, who had seven points in 16 minutes against in , had left knee soreness and was not returning.

Carlos Conde, a researcher with the group Human Right Watch said that the petition to the court was basically a hit list . But he abandoned the process in November, after what he called repeated attacks by the NPA during talks.

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (10750 Stockdale Highway): Receive a mini one-topping pizza for $3.14 (tax and gratuity not included). This year there are several places to score discounted pies of all types including the sweet, savory and pizza variety.

We're still talking about it, to be honest, so there's nothing totally confirmed as yet. "But it's looking likely , yeah". Carrick is, though, expected to remain at United as part of Jose Mourinho's coaching staff next season.

The Cavs likely won't have more than 10 games to get themselves to round into something similar to a championship level team. Jones entered the three-point contest in 2007, after having a great shooting year that season for the Cavaliers .

Kolarov then crucially swept the ball away from Ferreyra's toe inside the Roma box as the sides went in level at the break. Roma must wait a few days to find out who they will face in the quarter-finals, with the draw set to take place on Friday.

It is New Zealand's second medal following Corey Peters' bronze on Saturday in the Men's Downhill Sitting event. Canada will play either the United States or South Korea in a cross-over semifinal on Thursday.

Earlier this year, French regulators launched an investigation into the firm's "deliberate" slowing down of older iPhones . As Bloomberg reported , Le Maire spoke to RTL radio. "We're expecting a lot from this suit, and we're not the only ones".

Merkel's newest, and probably her last, team "is much like her - dependable, if a bit boring", says Politico . President Donald Trump's threats of trade tariffs against the EU and even taxes on German automakers.

Valera, a former bureaucrat, who threw his hat in the ring at the last minute due to technical hitches with Rathwa's candidature. Union Ministers Purushottam Rupala and Mansukh Mandavia of the BJP filed their nominations from Gujarat .

U.S. men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing
Hussein tells The Associated Press that Muslims are glad that the suspects are "no longer a threat to our community". The pipe bomb exploded, causing a fire that was extinguished by sprinklers, according to an affidavit.

Twitch Prime now offers free games to subscribers
Twitch Prime debuted in September 2016, and is actually a part of Amazon Prime , which goes for $13 per month or $99 per year. The first two include first-person shooter Superhot and supernatural mystery graphic adventure game Oxenfree .

Rabada handed two-Test suspension
Mitchell Marsh lost 20% of his match fee and gained a demerit point for swearing after he was dismissed by Rabada on Monday. Rabada said he had contested the charge for brushing Smith at a hearing because he did not touch him on objective .

Walmart to expand grocery delivery service across the US
Ward noted that Walmart is learning from its delivery services in such countries as China and the United Kingdom. For now, younger shoppers tend to buy more groceries online, but the large majority shop in stores, Cowen said.